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The usually reclusive Azzedine Alaïa has announced that he plans on showing a collection during the upcoming Paris couture week. [Fashionologie]

Bullseye fans rejoice! Not only is Target coming to Canada, they’re practically sending in the troops! Early this morning at a press conference in Chicago, we learned that the mass retailer has already selected 105 Zellers sites in all 10 provinces, the majority of which will become Target stores. And that’s not just it… over 100 more are to be selected in the coming months. Beginning in early 2013, between 100 and 150 stores will be opening throughout the year.

By Randi Bergman and Jordan Porter

The seemingly never-ending delay to summer has us day dreaming of a getaway to the most exotically out-of-the-way locales. We want to feel the warmth of the scorching sun on our spf’d faces and feel the rains down in Africa, we want to show off our bronzed bods in electric brights and the boldest of graphic prints, and dance to the rhythm of a tribal beat. Alas, an across the world sojourn is not in our future, but while we wait for summer to show, there’s no stopping us from going global when it comes to retail therapy.

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Terry Richardson shot Opening Ceremony’s spring look book and no one appears to be naked. [WWD] Baby bumps are so in this season. Kate Hudson is the latest star to announce her pregnancy, following Natalie Portman, Victoria Beckham and Marion Cotillard’s recent announcements. [People] Wangs in the making? The Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation announced this […]

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By Laura Schober

Missoni has collaborated with plastic watch makers ToyWatch on a limited-edition collection that launched today. The colourful designs, inspired by the Italian brand’s signature scarves, swap standard straps for fabrics such as lightweight silks and zigzag knits that are meant to be wound around the wrist and knotted.

The watches ($540 each) come in six styles, and only 250 of each model will be sold worldwide. Five Canadian stores–Blubird in Vancouver, The Bay Queen Street and Cupido in Toronto, Sophie Cosmetics and Accessories in Richmond Hill and Abe & Mary’s in Montreal–will carry only one of each style, so if you want one, snag it before they sell out.

See a gallery of the Missoni x ToyWatch collaboration»

Four looks from Lanvin‘s collection for H&M have been revealed and they look, well, pretty Lanvin-ish. [The Cut]

Jennifer Lopez and her two-year-old twins Max and Emme will be the face of Gucci‘s new childrenswear line. [Vogue UK]

In the same pint-sized vein, the success of kids fashion lines from labels such Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Fendi and Missoni signals one the first signs of growth since the beginning of the recession. [New York Times]

Purple mag editor Olivier Zahm has been dumped by his main lady love, Natacha Ramsay, for another man. Zahm wrote a post on Purple Diary, which was accompanied by an image of a shattered frame of an image of the two during happier times. An excerpt: “She called me to tell me that she loves him, that we are finished. I asked her to come back two times and she said no two times […] Right now I’m just a mess.” [Purple Diary]

Angela Missoni, who has been the creative director of her clothing line and family biz since 1996, is thinking of stepping down within the next two years and plans to hand the reigns over to her daughter Margherita. [Vogue UK]

Lara Stone is suing French Playboy for publishing nude shots of her without her permission. Stone maintains: “It’s not the kind of publication I would ever choose to appear in. I feel I have no option but to take steps to protect my reputation.” [The Cut]

Givenchy has nixed its couture runway show in favour of private appointments. “I want to make couture even more special than it is, and not just another catwalk show,” designer Riccardo Tisci told WWD. “People can really experience the couture moment: See it, touch it.” The 10-look collection will contain no black (a first for him, says Tisci) and the designer is quick to point out that the new format is not a money saver–it will cost about 35 per cent more than a runway show. [WWD]

Alexander McQueen‘s ashes were buried on the Isle of Skye in Scotland on May 29, according to a statement released by his family. A memorial service is planned for later this year. [WWD]

Lady Gaga wore a new McQueen piece for a private performance in New York. It was specially-designed for her by the label’s new head designer, Sarah Burton. [Grazia]

Okay, while there’s a big kerfuffle going on at Roberto Cavalli (I ‘m hearing it’s over Lindsay Lohan, and Courtney Love) let me take a minute and think way back to see if I can possibly absorb all I’ve seen today and yesterday. Since I last blogged, I’ve been to showrooms, presentations and shows too numerous to list. Here  are some highlights:

The Missonis show off their beautiful gene pool in their company’s spring 2010 campaign. Shot at family home by Juergen Teller, the photos feature three generations of the knitwear clan. [T]

It’s the Ugg-pocalypse! Jimmy Choo is collaborating with the shearling-boot brand and we honestly cannot begin to imagine the results. [Racked]

Alexander McQueen has launched an online shop that ships to the UK and the US. [Vogue UK]

Missoni is bringing out these Chucks next spring. But not for the womenfolk, it seems. Boo. [Refinery 29]

A beleaguered Christian Lacroix is “absolutely” going to have a couture show in July. Of his company’s troubles, he adds: “To a certain extent I am paying for not having done what everyone else did, with their logos and It-bags. I never went down that route.” [Telegraph]

Holt Renfrew will unveil their fashion blogger-inspired windows this Friday in Toronto. Muses include Scott Schuman of the Sartorialist, Jane Aldrige of Sea of Shoes and hometown faves Tommy Ton of Jak & Jil and Anita Clarke of I Want-I Got. [Final Fashion]

The most talked-about job in fashion is off the market. Peter Copping has officially begun work at Nina Ricci. [The Cut]

Rachel Bilson to write a fashion column for InStyle. Still no word on what Mischa Barton is up to. [Fashionista]

Naomi Campbell becomes a global ambassador for the White Ribbon Alliance. [Vogue UK]